Speakers at the training programme on ancient and natural farming technologies advised the farmers to adopt the practices in vogue during the Vedic period.
The meet, organised by Institute of Scientific Research on Vedas (I-SERVE), Hyderabad, was attended by 50 progressive farmers. Noted soil scientist K. Srinivasa Reddy, who is also a consultant with I-SERVE, exhorted the farmers to modify the Vedic technologies of agriculture, without affecting the quality of products intended for soil fertility improvement and crop productivity. Federation of Farmers Associations president and environmental activist Mangati Gopal Reddy highlighted the need for eco-friendly farming practices and elimination of middlemen from the markets. I-SERVE Director (Research) K.V.R.S. Murthy appealed to farmers to believe in ancient practices as they would never drive farmers into debt traps.